And the answer is now known. Indian Factory will sponsor two riders this year - Briar Bauman and Jared Mees. They will also support two additional riders, Bronson Bauman as it was announced yesterday, and Bryan Smith will be getting factory support racing for Crosley/Howerton Motorsports and will have a custom built frame for his FTR engine.
For those that remember, Smith was an original member of the FTR Wrecking Crew and left after two years to rejoin his previous team. He ran Kawasaki for one season and then H-D factory team for a season. His reasoning for leaving the Factory team originally, was that the frame didn't fit him and he wanted to go back to something that worked for him. He finished 2nd and 5th for the Factory team in his two years.